Albert M. Engel | Environmental Lawyer | Fogler, Rubinoff LLP

Albert M. Engel

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Engel, Albert M.

PROFILE

Albert is certified by the Law Society of Upper Canada as a specialist in Environmental Law. He maintains a broad regulatory practice providing clients with legal and strategic advice on environmental, energy, education and aboriginal law matters. He is a graduate of the York University/Osgoode Hall Law School joint Masters in Environmental Studies/Bachelor of Laws program and he also holds a B.Sc. in Biology from York. Albert joined Foglers in 2010 after 10 years with the Legal Services Branch of Ontario’s Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change.

JUNE 29 2016

Nina Perfetto and Albert Engel, successfully acted for Coco Paving Inc. in its defence before the Ontario Provincial Offences Court involving an Environmental Protection Act charge laid by the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MOECC) in response to a gas line that was struck by a CPI employee.

This was the first case in which an Ontario trial court has had the opportunity to consider a defendant’s evidence of due diligence in a MOECC prosecution resulting from a gas line strike. Read our perspective on the matter and what it means for contractors involved with excavations in the vicinity of underground utilities.

East Oxford Community Alliance Inc. v. Ontario (Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change) [2015] O.E.R.T.D.No. 45 – Counsel to Prowind Canada Inc. in successful defence to appeal of MOECC decision to issue an REA for a 18MW wind farm before the ERT

Lambton (County) v. Ontario (Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change) [2015] O.E.R.T.D. No. 10– Counsel to Suncor in successful defence to appeal of MOECC decision to issue an REA for a 100MW wind farm before the ERT

Hornblower v. Ontario (Ministry of the Environment) [2014] O.E.R.T.D. No. 7– Counsel to Suncor in successful defence to appeal of MOECC decision to issue an REA for a 100MW wind farm before the ERT

Visconti v. Ontario (Ministry of the Environment) [2013] O.E.R.T.D. No. 85 – Counsel to Canadian Solar Solutions Inc. ("CSSI") in successful defence to appeal of MOECC decision to issue an REA for a 10MW solar farm before the ERT

Linton v. Ontario (Ministry of the Environment) [2013] O.E.R.T.D. No. 56 - Counsel to CSSI in successful defence to appeal of MOECC decision to issue an REA for a 10MW solar farm before the ERT

Cuthill v. Ontario (Ministry of the Environment) [2013] O.E.R.T.D. No. 28 - Counsel to CSSI in successful defence to appeal of MOECC decision to issue an REA for a 10MW solar farm before the ERT

Trinity Development Group Inc. v. Ontario (Ministry of the Environment) [2013] OERTD No. 6 – Counsel to Trinity on appeal of Provincial Officers Order

Middlesex-Lambton Wind Action Group Inc. v. Ontario (Ministry of the Environment) [2012] OERTD No. 11 - Counsel to Zephyr Farms Inc. in successful defence to appeal of MOECC decision to issue an REA for a 10MW wind farm before the ERT

Climate & Urbanism: How is it Affecting Communities and Developments? and Environmental & Urbanism: How Sustainability is Evolving Across the Market; Land & Development Conference May 10, 2016; Moderator

Developing a Wind Power Project in Canada; February 27, 2014; Canadian Energy Law Fundamentals Seminar; Canmore, Alberta; Presenter